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Easter Rising Commemorations 2012

Honour Ireland’s patriot dead – wear an Easter Lily. Attend your local Easter commemoration

EASTER COMMEMORATION REPORTS: With An Phoblacht’s now monthly print schedule, this year we shall be publishing Easter Commemoration reports and photos online on the new An Phoblacht website and not in the print edition. Send your reports and photos to editor@ anphoblacht.com

ARMAGH

Saturday 7 April

  • 1pm Portadown. Speaker: Gemma McKenna

Sunday 8 April

  • 9:45am Crossmaglen. Speaker: Jennifer McCann
  • 10:15am Camlough. Speaker: Pat Doherty
  • 11:30am Derrymacash. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 2pm Ballymacnab. Speaker: Willie Clarke
  • 2:30pm Lurgan. Speaker: Raymond McCartney
  • 4:30pm Cullyhanna. Speaker: Michelle O’Neill

Monday 9 April

  • 2:30pm Armagh City. Speaker: Mickey Brady

BELFAST

Friday 6 April

  • 1pm Ormeau Road. Fian Jim Templeton Memorial. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Saturday 7 April

  • 11am Whitewell. Speaker: Tierna Cunningham
  • 5pm Short Strand. An Tine Beo. Speaker: Niall Ó Donnghaile
  • 5pm South Link Memorial Gardens, Andersonstown. Speaker: Emma Groves
  • 6:30pm Twinbrook Memorial, Colin. Speaker: Jennifer McCann

Sunday 8 April

  • 10:30am Memorial Garden, Market Area. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 11am Carrickhill. Speaker: Conor Maskey
  • 12:15pm Clonard Martyrs Memorial Garden. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 1pm Beechmont Avenue - Main Commemoration. Speaker: Declan Kearney

Monday 9 April

  • 12 noon Newington. Speaker: SeÁn Oliver
  • 1pm New Lodge. Speaker: Carál Ní Chuilín

Tuesday 10 April

  • 1pm Ardoyne. Speaker: Gerry Kelly
  • 3:30pm New Barnsley. Wreath Laying Ceremony

CAVAN

Sunday 8 April

  • 1pm Kilane. Speaker: Michelle Gildernew

CARLOW/KILKENNY

Saturday 7 April

12 noon Mooncoin. Speaker: Eamon Nolan

CLARE

Sunday 8 April

  • 2pm Ennis. Drumcliffe Cemetery. Speaker: Martin Ferris

CORK

Saturday 7 April

  • 8pm Bantry. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Sunday 8 April

  • 11am Macroom. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 11am Clonakilty.Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 11am Youghal. Speaker: Sandra McLellan
  • 12:30pm Bandon. Speaker: Gerry Adams
  • 2pm Cork City. Speaker: Gerry Adams

DERRY & ANTRIM

Saturday 7 April

  • 4:30pm Cargin. Speaker: Gerry Kelly
  • 4pm Glens; 5pm Glenravel; 6:30pm Moneyglass; 7pm Park Village. Wreath Laying Ceremonies

Sunday 8 April

  • 12 noon Dungiven. Speaker: Pearse Doherty
  • 2:30pm The Loup. Speaker: Pearse Doherty
  • 2:30pm Westland Street, Derry City. Speaker: Carál NíChuilín
  • 10am Rasharkin; 10:45am Maghera; 10:45am Coolcalm; 10:45am Newbridge; 11am Creggan. Central Drive; 11am Bogside. Lecky Road; 11am Shantallow, Racecourse Road; 1pm Waterside, Rose Court; 11:40am Bellaghy; 11:40am Lavey; 11:45am Dunloy; 12:30pm Loughgiel; 12:30pm Kilrea. Wreath Laying Ceremonies

Monday 9 April

  • 2:30pm Swatragh. Speaker: Seán Lynch

DONEGAL

Sunday 8 April

  • 10:30am Donegal Town. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 11am Letterkenny. Speakers: Gerry McMonagle & Mick Quinn. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 11:30am Glencolmcille. Speaker: Michael McMahon. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 12 noon Drumoghill. Speakers: Gerry McMonagle & Mick Quinn
  • 12 noon Castlefinn. Speaker: Cora Harvey
  • 12:15pm Gweedore. Speaker: Gráine Mhic Geidigh
  • 12 noon Buncrana. Speaker: Jack Murray
  • 3pm Drumboe - Main Commemoration. Speaker: Martin McGuinness
  • 6pm Drumkeen. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Monday 9 April

  • 12:30pm Carrigart. Speaker: Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
  • 3pm Pettigo. Speaker: Michael McMahon
  • 3pm Fanad. Speaker: Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

DOWN

Sunday 8 April

  • 12 noon Patrick Street, Newry City. Speaker: Alex Maskey
  • 3:15pm Down Road Car Park, Newcastle. Wreath Laying Ceremonies
  • 4pm Lower Square, Castlewellan. Speaker: John O’Dowd

Monday 9 April

  • 11:30am St Patrick’s Avenue, Downpatrick. Speaker: Chris Hazard

DUBLIN

Friday 6 April

  • 1:30pm Arbour Hill. Speaker: Cathal King

Saturday 7 April

  • 11am Ballyfermot. Speaker: Barry McElduff
  • 2:30pm Crumlin. Speaker: Barry McElduff

Sunday 8 April

  • 11:30am Glasnevin Cemetery. Wreath Laying Ceremonies
  • 2:45pm Main Commemoration - Garden of Remembrance. Speaker: Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
  • Monday 9 April
  • 11:00 South East Inner City. Speaker: Máire Devine
  • 2:30pm Deans Grange, Dún Loaghaire. Speaker: Aengus Ó Snodaigh

FERMANAGH

Sunday 8 April

  • 2:30pm Newtownbutler. Speaker: Seán Murray

GALWAY

Saturday 7 April

  • 3pm Eyre Square, Galway City. Speaker: Peadar Tóibín
  • 6pm Oranmore. Wreath Laying Ceremonies

Sunday 8 April

  • 1pm Ballinasloe. Speaker: Rose Conway Walsh
  • 1pm Castlegar. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Monday 9 April

  • 12 noon Ros Muc, Conamara. Speaker: Caitríona Ruane
  • 2pm Ard Béar Cemetery, Clifden. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 3pm Clifden, Conamara. Speaker: Caitríona Ruane 
  • 5pm Tullycross. Speaker: Caitríona Ruane

KERRY

Sunday 8 April

  • 12:30pm Tralee. Main Commemoration. Speaker: Jonathan O’Brien

LAOIS

Sunday 8 April

  • 3pm St Kieran’s Cemetery, Errill, Rathdowney: Speaker: Kathleen Funchion

LEITRIM

Sunday 8 April

  • 3pm Manorhamilton. Speaker: Michael Colreavey

LIMERICK

Saturday 7 April

  • 3pm Athea Village. Speaker: Martin Ferris

Sunday 8 April

  • 11:45am Limerick City. Speaker: Conor Murphy

LONGFORD

Sunday 8 April

  • 2:30pm Longford Town. Speaker: Dermot Connolly

LOUTH

Saturday 7 April

  • 12 noon Quay Street, Dundalk. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 2pm Knockbridge. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Sunday 8 April

  • 12 noon St Peter’s Church, Drogheda. Speaker: Dessie Ellis
  • 2:30pm Market Square, Dundalk. Speaker: Dessie Ellis

MAYO

Sunday 8 April

  • 3pm Kilkelly. Speaker: Matt Carthy

MEATH

Friday 6 April

  • 6pm Slane. Wreath Laying Ceremonies

Saturday 7 April

  • 12 noon Longwood. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 1:30pm Oldcastle. Wreath Laying Ceremony
  • 4:30pm Ardbraccen. Main Commemoration. Speaker: Brian Stanley

Sunday 8 April

  • 1pm Navan. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Monday 9 April

  • 1pm Drumree and Ashbourne. Wreath Laying Ceremony

MONAGHAN

Saturday 7 April

  • 7:30pm Inniskeen. Wreath Laying Ceremony

Sunday 8 April

  • 3:30pm Monaghan Town. Speaker: Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

Monday 9 April

  • 11am Scotshouse. Speaker: Bronwyn McGahan
  • 2pm Clones. Speaker: Bronwyn McGahan

OFFALY

Monday 9 April

  • 2pm Ratheen Church, Cloneygowan, Portarlington. Speaker: Brendan Killeavey

ROSCOMMON

Sunday 8 April

  • 12:45pm Arigina.Wreath Laying Ceremonies
  • 3:30pm Kilteevan. Speaker: Seán Mac Brádaigh

SLIGO

Sunday 8 April

  • 3pm Sligo Town. Speaker: Pat Treanor

TIPPERARY

Sunday 8 April

  • 12:30pm Clonmel. Speaker: Trevor Ó Clochartaigh
  • 3pm Nenagh. Speaker: Trevor Ó Clochartaigh

TYRONE

Saturday 7 April

  • 1pm Ardboe. Speaker: Jim McVeigh
  • 3pm Coalisland. Speaker: Martina Anderson

Sunday 8 April

  • 4pm Carrickmore. Speaker: Gerry Kelly 

For other Tyrone commemorations: www.tyronecommemorations.com

WATERFORD

Saturday 7 April

  • 3pm Waterford City. Speaker: David Cullinane 

Sunday 8 April

  • 11:30am Portlaw. Speaker: Pat Fitzgerald
  • 3pm Waterford County. Speaker: Mary Lou McDonald

WESTMEATH

Monday 9 April

  • 2:30pm Fore. Speaker: Mícheál Mac Donncha

WEXFORD

Saturday 7 April

  • 6pm Ballymore. Wreath Laying Ceremonies

Sunday 8 April

  • 1pm Wexford Town. Speaker: David Cullinane

Monday 9 April

  • 12 noon Murrintown. Speaker: Tomás Sharkey
  • 2:30pm Enniscorthy. Speaker: Tomás Sharkey

WICKLOW

Saturday 7 April

  • 3pm Arklow Town. Speaker: Aengus Ó Snodaigh
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